I worked on that extremely difficult Dr. Who jigsaw puzzle and managed to put in about 20 pieces! That was a record for one sitting for me. Maybe there's hope yet.
Mark had a good day. Although he was 100 degrees when he got up, Tylenol kept it normal all day. His only problem was the blood sugar. He ate normally, in fact less carbs than usual because his morning fasting sugar and all of the ones a few hours after eating were still elevated. Then at 10:20 last night, after a very normal dinner, he was 308. That panicked us both because he has NEVER had a number that high. He drank a shot of whiskey, slugged down three glasses of water, and paced around the house for a solid fifteen minutes. At midnight, he was 230 something, not great but much better than 308. When he got up this morning, he had no fever and 136 blood sugar. He does not feel right, but he is happy the numbers look good right now. He is somewhat concerned that he might get worse during the day.
Last night we were googling what should he do with that sort of number. Is it time to go to the ER? As far as we could find out, no it's not high enough for the ER. Of course, we did not find any specific numbers. Today he plans to send an email message to our doctor explaining what has happened the last two days. If he gets worse during the day, he will call them and see what to do.
We have no idea why he had the fever for two day. He had no other symptoms: no vomiting, no diarrhea, no abdominal pain or pain anywhere at all, no upper respiratory issues, nothing. So where was the infection that has given him this fever? That's a bit unsettling in itself.
Well, since he is normal with all his numbers this morning, we are going to go about our normal day until things might change. Today we have no morning plans, but from 1-4 p.m. we will be doing our volunteer hours in the ANRL Library at the Cove. Our cleaning lady comes during those hours, so it's a good place to be while she's here. If he is not feeling well and we cancel the library, we'll have to go somewhere else anyway.
Well, new wrinkle in the mix. He is beginning to suspect a UTI, so we have a doctor's appointment at 2 p.m. for that to be checked out. That would certainly explain the fever and high sugars. Hopefully it's something that easy because a week on antibiotics and it will all be over. I'll keep you posted after the appointment.
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